The is a small table, desk or platform used during
Shinto
, also called Shintoism, is a religion originating in Japan. Classified as an East Asian religions, East Asian religion by Religious studies, scholars of religion, it is often regarded by its practitioners as Japan's indigenous religion and as ...
ceremonies to bear offerings. It may have four, eight or sixteen legs; the eight-legged variety, called , is the most common.
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Glossary of Shinto
This is the glossary of Shinto, including major terms on the subject. Words followed by an asterisk (*) are illustrated by an image in one of the photo galleries.
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, for an explanation of terms concerning Shinto, Shinto art, and Shinto shrine architecture.
* ''Basic Terms of Shinto'', Kokugakuin University, Institute for Japanese Culture and Classics, Tokyo 1985
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Tables (furniture)
Shinto religious objects
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